Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-04-09
YELLOW CREEK VICINITY,
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AprH "a, 1897.
Mr. EDITORIALS this is a suuucs
NV aSc. n rs this seems to be In,
Time Tor making suggestions for Tho
consideration of the mans candidate,
VINO nave already taken the field and
Tor those who may hereafter "whee
III" line" Thought it might not be
OUT OF order To make h few from hi.
ior>Hkrn corner OF the woods. IL
your issue OF the 18Th of March | no.
ticed "A piece written BY Mr. ". II
Helm of Br0ok>'ilir, entitled Our
Common school, and us his.idcas on
'ha' subject seem TO tally with those
OF your correspondent and with those
> ct HE people in This viriniy to a Ger.
laih extent, we can only say. hurrah
Tor MIR, Helm. Eut some ct rs are in.
ciincd TO thihk Mr.. Helm did not 20 fan
enough. There is Que important
plank out OF his p|atfrrm which we
t'lnk l. the most impoItan; one m the
whole business. In speaking Of the
duties of our County Superintendent.
VIZ, Helm thinks they uugat to eivo
their undivided time and attention 10
the school interest of their Respective
counties, anl also receive pav for ac
lufl services rendered. Those are Our
sentiments exactly. That is tie law
that governs The teachers pay. Why
should II not incluuc the supcrintcn-
dent rs well. 1t is Just rs fair for one
as IL Is for the other
But tirnt missing plank in M Helms
platform i, simply this: We think
our County superintendent of Public
Education should be elected by the
people, thereby giving The tearl ers
ana patron, n chance 10 Say. WHO shnTI
'domltlcCv' over them for thc next
term of years, We think t!,cir lcrM
at office should he OF only two Years
duration. As it is, oar Coan!y Super
%inlcndrnts havt..loo much latitude. 1t
don't agree with some Of them. Il
has 4 tendency to produce tina, disease
familiarity called The Big iiraii
which renders its victim both itlpO-
lite and unjust. and causes him TO over
rate himself. We think lhi, disease
could and would be prevented were
our County Supts. elected by the peo-
pie. II the thing can be G0nc. by ali
means, We say let our cuunty Supt. b"
elected toy the people. We IRE sick
and sore "vrr the present law, which
allows SupI~. so much latitude TO
''ckc ont" their malivc against teachers
and patrons. Your correspondent and
the people of this vicinity have felt
the knowlcdg" OF that..iuju,lice which
County Sunrrintcndrnts s0mc times
inttlct on teachers aud patrons, against
whom they have no Just cause Of com.
plant. In justice to teachers, irus-
tees, patrons and everybody cohcrrn-
ed, we say first, last and all the time,
let our touniY superintendent Of
Education bc elected by the people.
Candidates for the Legislature pni
that plank in your platform, aud adj
vorntc il unit i. becomes Il law. and
VoU will be sent by teachers, patrons
and all lovers Of education to ''Tiir
White lioU>c," or ANY whore else You
may desire to 90. Yes, give the
teachers, trustees and patrons OF
schools some chance, by allowing
them to select their own "Boy.' Then
we will have Just AMI impartial super
intcndrntS, good schools and good
teachers, l.rl It, Ilavc a SHpt. VINO j.
willing to devote his undivided time
and attention to the "c"m non
schools" Of NuXulItC OoUAlv. One
that is accommodating, and n th1i
is willing to facilitate teachers. tru,.
tees and patrons in advancing the
cause Oi r'urnliun. One that j. real
" and truly interested in IL" 'arl>c of
education. One tlut VIII exert him
self Il %'i,ttic" 'ju>t a%IittIr" to- huild up
the Common N,hnuIs at NuXubcc
toantv, GiNC Hs the cIaH"e OF So
lcctiny SUI. 4 mIl 10 "Hu>>' ~ and
wc VIII g|rulnlcc silrccSe to NrXnbrc
CuUnlv'> schools. A. regards ihc
number Of schools, we think "" iHrr
90 MAJ, already. Lets base fewer
,,houi-, consequently 'nr@cr srhonlS.
and lat. bul NOS !eA.i, by any mrau,,
better. cheap better pay.
Some Of rs will not even rs much -
look ut Il candidate WNo advurjt g. ~"
lea Of DOUBLING the "i'uii tnX' and
m0&iug it mj- l"urauor not to pay
H.. We could never ia, it, and what
then? No SRI We dc not want any
more tax Up here, not Ur hrrc! We
have taxes rnOULh already We DOM
llink any mnr viii ever ride 10 the
legislature uH that horse. B'-ldcS,
such a law Would lc manarrh,al, amt
and woul' iropmrljzc our freedom and
liberty. Eduration is power nud pow
81 i. sweet, hal liberty i The sweet
rsl Aranehl. lltNt has cyei hccn drawn
from an, toWnttiM II or common
school, can't be- mhintaincd without
a compulsory law, Nc say Les them
sink. ''tlc soon,,hc better. "l.ct Us d''
tree. if we d,c iguorant' Is our motto.
In conclusion. we. teachers, trustees
an;l patrons Say let II, have i ftir,
square and honest deaf. by Allowing
u, 20 llrlp elect oar couu!r Supi OF
Education. Legislators work 10 Sc.
cure the passage ofthi> law, ant there
w secure ,ie everlasting f. cnd>hip
ot tralhrra, trustees aud patrons OF
Our clmuuu >|ciloui~ Oi to-day, | re-
peat it say first, last aud all III"
lime, let our Co. >urt OF Education he
elected by the people Our present
school law is an unjust one. and II
should hc repealed IN justice to teach
,.,. .,l ,Atrnpu and ill